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Tanakh (Ms. Sassoon 1053), color images

by: Scribe, circa 900

Publication date: 0900
Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0
Topics: Bible, Hebrew Bible, Tanakh, Masoretic Text, Sassoon 1053
Collection: folkscanomy_religion_bible; folkscanomy_religion; folkscanomy
Language: Hebrew
Item Size: 9.2G

Originally a full Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), with Tiberian vocalization and masoretic notes (c. 900). This manuscript (Sassoon 1053) is one of the earliest examples of the Tiberian masorah, and it is utilized by scholars for reconstruction of missing parts in the Aleppo Codex. It is referred to via the sigla שׂ or ש1 or S1 in scholarly literature. Portions of the text are damaged or missing.

Contents:

Torah: Genesis (begins at 11:2 [מִקֶּ֑דֶם]), Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel (2 Samuel), Kings (2 Kings), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Twelve Prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi).
Writings: Chronicles (2 Chronicles), Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra (Nehemiah), end.

Source: This is a copy of the full color, high resolution scan available at the National Library of Israel (item, viewer); photography by Ardon Bar-Hama. Also see here for navigation via an index with chapter and verse numbers for each page. For older black-and-white images from microfilm see here.

More about the manuscript:

The Remarkable History of Codex Sassoon (Sotheby's; 15 February, 2023)
First Look: Codex Sassoon (Sotheby's)

Terms of Use (National Library of Israel): Public Domain, “Any use permitted”. In any use give credit as follows: “Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama”.